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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Almayer's Folly by Joseph Conrad: prove unwelcome. He felt pretty safe so. The table stood nearly
endways to him, and he saw Almayer's back; at Nina he looked full
face, and had a side view of both officers; but of the four
persons sitting at the table only Nina and the younger officer
noticed his noiseless arrival. The momentary dropping of Nina's
eyelids acknowledged Babalatchi's presence; she then spoke at
once to the young sub, who turned towards her with attentive
alacrity, but her gaze was fastened steadily on her father's face
while Almayer was speaking uproariously.
" . . . disloyalty and unscrupulousness! What have you ever done
to make me loyal? You have no grip on this country. I had to
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